Kadha with care: Amid Maharashtra tally nearing 3.5 lakh, Malegaon turns the corona corner By Sudhir Suryawanshi| Express News Service | Published: 24th July 2020 02:42 AM Representational Image. (Photo | PTI) MUMBAI: Malegaon was once the hotspot of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra. It is now turning out to be a model for others to follow because of Unani ‘kadha’ and unique administrative measures. The minority-dominated and highly congested textile town in northern Maharashtra, 250 km from Mumbai, has so far recorded 1,266 corona patients and 86 deaths. Deepak Kasar, head of Malegaon Municipal Corporation, said the patient doubling ratio in the town has gone from two days in May to 123 days in July. In Mumbai, it is 27 days, 23 in Maharashtra and 17 across the country. “There were 16 deaths in April, 55 in May, 15 in June and nine in July. We have focused on immunity-boosting in various ways,” said Kasar. “Besides routine medicines, the pat...